School: Lathaigh (Laghey)

Location:
Laghy, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Proinsias Mac Pháidín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 141

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 141

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    to suit the smaller door cases. Boat loads of people from Mullinasole used to go to see it in summer and even ascend the grand staircase and dance in a splendid large room with a floor almost perfect. Now the walls are visibly sinking into the sandy soil and only the sea-birds inhabit Fosters castle. The Foster’s family, planters of course and landlords, were not disliked by the people. The helped all the could in the famine period.
    Old men of our neighbourhood remember people working there at four pence per day. It is not easy to find out whether they strove to change the religion of the people but it is not unlikely that they did. A miss Foster of the family in now a nun we are told.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Monica Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Likely
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80